Vancouver Community Network Association
Minutes of Board Meeting
February 27, 1996
Present: Margaret Coates (Chair), Ross Penner, Penny Goldsmith,
Jennifer Higgins-Ingham, Lorne Gray, George Lindholm, Larry Kuehn
(Secretary), Neil K. Guy, Andrey Federoff (after being appointed to the board)
Absent: Godwin Chan, Vic Vaivads, Nicholas Fong, Stephanie Fletcher
1. The meeting was called to order at 7:06.
2. M/S/C. That the agenda be adopted.
3. M/S/C. That Andrey Federoff be appointed as Treasurer of the
Vancouver Community Network Association.
M/S/C. That Kathy Fournier be appointed as Fundraising Chair (This
was recommended by the Fundraising Committee).
4. President's Preamble/Report.
The president reported that the last month has been very difficult in
demands and needs of the Freenet, including staffing issues, finances, move
to a new site and community profile.
It will require significant work on the part of board members to get the
VCN through this stage of development of the organization and service.
5. M/S/C. That the minutes be adopted with the following correction:
That in all documentation the name "Vancouver Community Network
Association" be substituted where the documentation says "Vancouver
Regional Freenet Association" and "Vancouver CommunityNet" where the
documentation says "Vancouver Regional FreeNet."
6. Business arising from minutes:
The IP kit is nearly ready for publication. The logo designed by Neil was
chosen as the new logo for Vancouver CommunityNet.
M/S/C. That membership is a requirement for having a personal Web page on
the Vancouver CommunityNet, and that the membership fee structure be
reviewed. (Lorne asked that his negative vote be recorded.)
M/S/C. That the signing officers be two of President, Vice-president and
Treasurer.
M/S/C. That VISA and Mastercard accounts be opened, subject to
satisfactory conditions on cost, security and board members as signers, as
determined by the Treasurer and Finance Committee.
M/S/C. That $350 be expended for new receipt books.
Staffing. A review process is under way and there will be recommendations
at the next board meeting for staffing after the HRDC grant finishes on
April 24.
M/S/C. That the board appoint one board member to make official responses
to messages send to the board, and that Neil Guy be the designated board
member.
The president has been working on the budget forecast and will be making a
report to the March board meeting.
M/S/C. That the board supports the Equal Access Committee recommendation
that 5 dial up lines be reserved for Public Access sites.
7. New business.
M/S/C. That the board approve the expenditure of up to $15,000 for site
relocation to the Library.
It was agreed that VCN would nominate Brian Campbell, Margaret Coates and
Neil Guy for the Electronic Highway Accord Advisory Committee.
8. NEXT MEETING.
The March meeting of the board will be on TUESDAY, MARCH 19, at 7 p.m. at
411 Dunsmuir.
Agenda items will include proposal from the fundraising committee that the
VCN consider offering the design of a Web page as an incentive for business
donations.